Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-26
CITY AND DISTRICT.
NoN-PARTIsANC CIVIL SERVICE.
ur. Lyman Agrees with Mr. OberIy.
BE DEFINES THK POSITION OF PUBLIC SERVANT
THE oBiECTIOssBLE STATE ASSOCIATIONS.

BE pEFfNEs THE POSITION OF PUEIIC sERvAST-
rHE oHiEcTIo'sBLE STATE ASSOCIATIONS.
Civil-Seryice Commissioner Lyman. who has re-
tarnei % the city, was interviewed by an Associ-
Aled Press reporter yeStepiay and said that he had
rad Mr. Oorrys letter O. the Illinois Association,
an q reported Interview with Mr. EdgertOn
TIE points raised AMI discussed In that letter. and
That. IL the main. his views eoincldet with those
% Mr.. OOerIy. He regarded associations OF the
character Of the Illinois Association, whether
composed o, democrats republicans labor
r'iOruerS temperance advocates, or what
not, very Objectionable, n not illegal,
ami certain. 70 a greater less extent, 10
demora iLe the public service and TO defeat one
O1iect 81 the ciVll-scFyiCe law, VIZ: To secure
non par isn Seryire within the sphere OF operation
%. tAtt liw; service, nOn-paTtisan In fact, ana
nJn-t lslI IN dtti,uie aud action IN which par
tt,au politics trade shall have no place. ''such
s.rNl-. Ia said. would b. male up OF men OF
a. parties; men who might In truth hold, and on
sullIu- occasion, give expression To strong pOtl-
CO. views, but who would hold the expression and
advocacy % those views In subOriination TO the
pltLc Interest, and IN - doing would yield no
WIT % their nights or privileges as citizens It Is
CFariy hr night OF citizen, Of every citizen said
Mr.. LYMAN Ito hold and express in word and act,
pOiiI,4 views; Out ~ - not the right OF any cti
zen. whl l. also a public servant, TO 50 give eX-
prcsIu 20 his political views either in word or act,
a. 10 bring di~ruTd and cOnius on into the public
service. hepOSe Is "a normal ana necessary condl-
tiUn 81
Efficiency THE PUBLIC SERVICE,
u brfilS No great NlStlUu 10 see JnaL the
saERitiOn OF that service into warning political
factions would BE- utterly destructive OF that re-
pnse. once concr,le = he continued, "that the ad-
hcT-ni. In The cubic service OF the party In power
nay 4ulI themselves into associations for the
pgrpu5e OF maintaining that party In power, and
UuGsT Tie Impartial action 81 the cyil-Seryice law,
the rigbt must also be CONCEDED TO those In the
seTy.Cr opposed TO the party Ia power 20 organize
thetE>elyC- into associations Tor the purpose Of
OyerthIOwing that party and driving 10 out
of power AMI when all parties are thus
Al lori, OF
each arr Irtivciy engaged In endeayoFs Dust
frOm the ScTyc the niJIDers Ofthe associations Of
the N-iuT that Is just the direction their
tlvity VIII take, sooner or later. no matter what
theIT PROFESSIONALISM a spectacle would be pre-
scented - The gaze Of the country! The bare
thought Of tire possibility OF suCh "a condition OF
thing, r.sllting from the organization OF partisan
pSiiiirh aSSoc,ations in the public service I,
enough 70 condemn the whole movement, and
shJui1 sacUr' IT, instant Abandonment
ASSESSMENTS FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES
Upon The subject OF assessments. or cDntribu-
tOns for political purposes, he said: .'Such asso-
Citations cannot be maintained without money;
and the payment Of money In the shape OF dues,
or Otherwise. by their members, who are IN the
public service, 10 treasurer also IN that service,
would De clear Violation Of section IL OF the
ciNii-servIce law; and the receipt OF every such
payment Of money, or other valuable thing, by
surh treasurer. would be an equally clear VIOLA
iioa Of SEXTON III OF the cvil-SeryIce law. But IL
], Claimed that money, or any other thing OF
value, nI1y b. paid To "A treasurer who Is not In
Tie public service without violating the law.
lulN - itfl - tl-tT. Inc LAW pTONlutS tndt
no OH or, clerk, or other person In the ser
Vice OF the ultet states, shall directly or
Indirectly, give or hand over TO any other
oiilcvr, clerk, or person In the service OF the
nit"d states, any money. other valuable
thing on account Of, or To lie applied 10 the promo
tiol of any pOEtlcaI object whatever The treas
ureT % % these states associations whether
le lie In the service OF not, acts tine agent OF
The association which Is his principal and In re-
ceiylng money or any other valuable thing, re-
ceiNes as such agent for his principal, and holds
u subject 90 the disposition OF that principal.
Every member OF such association, therefore,
n this reasoning be correct who pays dues TO It's
treasurer does, directly or indirectly give hand
over q every other member. the money or valua-
Die thing which he thus pays, and. In giving,
violates the law, and every other member OF the
association. In 50 receiving, violates the law"
No PAKTIsASs FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINERS
Referring to Dir. OOerly's recent order declaring
members OF political committees ineligible for ap-
pontment on boards OF civil-service examiners,
Mr.. Lyman said: "If IL is Objectionable for EN-
yloyes In the classified civil service to organize
themselves into partisan political associations II
u much mere objectionable for members OF boards
Of civi-seryice examiners TO BE- members oil such
Associations, OF Of Committees organized for poii-
Cal wOfk- The members OF these boards must be
absolutely free from any suspicion OF partisanship
In their action thing impossible so long they
are active In such associations, or such COM
mittees: and II II clearly the right and duty OF the
civil Service Commission TO see To IL that its
boards OF examiners free from every Just sus-
plcion OF partlsanship In their composition or
action"